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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.02.2009 (43) Date of publication: 29.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/31 (21) Application number: 07839236.2 (22) Date of filing: 04.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01H 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/021294 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/045274 (17.04.2008 Gazette 2008/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 05.10.2006 US 849713 P (71) Applicant: Delaware State University Foundation, Inc. Dover, DE 19901 (US)	(72) Inventors: MELIKECHI, Noureddine Dover, DE 19904 (US) MARCANO OLAIZOLA, Aristides Dover, DE 19904 (US) (74) Representative: Stolmár, Matthias et al Stolmár Scheele & Partner Blumenstrasse 17 80331 München 80331 München (DE)